Combining Chitosan Nanoparticles and Garlic Essential Oil as Additive Fillers to Produce Pectin-Based Nanocomposite Edible Films

Edible films were produced by combining a pectin (PEC) matrix with chitosan nanopar-ticle (CSNP), polysorbate 80 (T80), and garlic essential oil (GEO) as an antimicrobial agent. CSNPs were analyzed for their size and stability, and the films, throughout their contact angle, scanning electron microsc...

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Main Authors: Vanessa Solfa dos Santos, Marcos Vinicius Lorevice, Graziela Solferini Baccarin, Fabíola Medeiros da Costa, Renan da Silva Fernandes, Fauze A. Aouada, Márcia Regina de Moura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-05-01
Series:Polymers
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/15/10/2244